Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:22:31 GMT From: Saab Guy <nothingnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Baby saftey seat and airbags
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:16:59 -0400 "gw" <no.spamnospam.com> wrote: > > "Keith" <keith.gatfordnospampi.nospam.net> wrote in message > news:d9s701$b6f$1nospam-news1.kolumbus.fi... > > My 2001 9-3 is not fitted with a passanger front air bag but it does have > a > > side airbag on both sides. I am aware that the baby seat should not be > > placed on the front seat if an airbag is active, but does that also > include > > side airbags? If so, is the dealer able to deactivate the passanger side > > airbag? > > > > thanks, Keith > > > > > A baby seat should not be placed in the front seat of any 4-seat car, airbag > or not. If there is a rear seat, it should go there. The only exception is > 2-seat vehicles, such as pickup trucks. These will have a disable function > for the passenger bag. > > Much higher survival potential in the rear. > > Exactly GW. A child seat should ALWAYS be in the rear, and NOT the center rear because of the "projectile" possibility, either the REAR pass or driver seat ONLY. SaabGuy